Inaugural Lawley Language Lunch

On Sunday the Inaugural Lawley Language Lunch was held in our Middle School buildings. This was an initiative first proposed at our Languages Parent Support Group Meeting as a way to build stronger links between our Language students, teachers, parents and the wider community. Families were invited to bring a dish that characterised their culture and meet and share their backgrounds, traditions and aspirations with each other. Traditional recipes were exchanged, international music filled the room and parents, students and teachers interacted through Italian card games, French boule, Chinese cooking and dancing the Tarantella. The aim was to bring diverse cultural groups together and build social networks with Languages as a common bond. Over thirteen diverse cultural groups were represented including German, Austrian, French, Italian, Chinese and Vietnamese. The Italian exchange students and their host families enjoyed the opportunity to come together to celebrate the exchange experience which has been incredibly rewarding for all concerned. Our 6EBA community radio host also attended and thoroughly enjoyed meeting members of our school community, strengthening the links between our Language students and the living language world. This is the first of many that will take place as high schools start to reconnect with the families of our students maintaining the partnerships that are so vital to successful learning. Thank you to all those who attended especially the members of the Languages Parent Support Group for their tireless efforts in preparation, setting up and clearing. They make our school a truly special place to be.